Westminster Abbey’s Roman sarcophagus may hold a medieval abbot

A new analysis by Westminster Abbey archaeologist Warwick Rodwell points to a high-ranking medieval monk in a reused Roman sarcophagus. As reported by Phys.org, radiocarbon dating places the remains at A.D. 987 to 1052, centuries after the life of the man named on its inscription. Rodwell favors former abbot Aelfwig, though his successor Wulnoth also fits; the dating does not establish which man was buried there.